Read more about the article Ending the capelin Yo-Yo
Pelagisk Forening and Sildesalgslag want to see an annual initial quota to add stability to the Barents Sea capelin fishery

Ending the capelin Yo-Yo

Pelagisk Forening, representing Norwegian pelagic operators, has put out a call for greater stability in the capelin fishery, which in recent has rocked from a substantial fishery, to zero. ‘We…

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Read more about the article Camera tracking option for US West Coast groundfish fleet
NOAA Fisheries estimates that switching to electronic monitoring would save fishermen anywhere from about $100 to more than $300 per day

Camera tracking option for US West Coast groundfish fleet

The option of installing cameras on some US west coast groundfish vessels will become available from the beginning of 2021, replacing on-board observers. Two types West Coast groundfish vessels are…

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Read more about the article Longliner sold to Iceland
Aja Aalu has been sold to Iceland and renamed Sólborg

Longliner sold to Iceland

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Icelandic fishing company fishing company Útgerðarfé­lag Reykja­vík­ur has acquired a netter/longliner from Greenland. The 34 metre, 9 metre breadth Qaqortoq-registered Aja Aalu was built by Karstensens Skibsværft in Denmark in…

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Read more about the article Shipyard focus at DanFish
Hirtshals harbourmaster Jes Kirketerp Jensen is adamant that taking part in DanFish is essential for the port and its extensive service sector

Shipyard focus at DanFish

The DanFish exhibition, held every second year in the Danish city of Aalborg, has a firmly established place as northern Europe’s primary fishing industry event. It has always had a…

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